"High Court notes that the petitioner, while inside jail, has been threatening the witnesses and there is likelihood that, in case, he is released on bail, he
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"It is a settled principle of law that the initial burden of proof lies upon the plaintiff to establish its claim by adducing acceptable oral
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"An officer who is capable of such brazen defiance of his superiors' orders is an officer who... is a threat to civil society. He is a threat
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"It shall be incumbent on the Family Court to ensure that its orders are immediately complied with/ enforced, without any delay whatsoever, " Delhi High
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"Fraud unravels all actions, as fraud is intrinsic, collateral act and fraud of an egregious nature, as fraud is an act of deliberate deception with a
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"Once the layout plans can be sanctioned by the Authority itself under Section 14 and 15 of the 1973 Act, then the need to refer the
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"In law, it is born only upon publication in the Official Gazette, and it is from that date alone that rights may be curtailed or
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"Law is well settled that enmity is a double edge weapon which can be used by either of the side. It can be a ground for
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"Effect of Section 89 is that if there is an inconsistency between the provisions of the PFA and the FSSA, the provisions of the FSSA
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"Jurisdiction cannot be conferred by consent; CPC provisions like Order 7 Rule 10A have no place in consumer disputes" – National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
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“The Right to a Fair Trial Cannot Be Trumped by the Desire to Shield the Complainant from Legitimate Scrutiny” — United Kingdom Supreme Court delivered a
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"Judicial process cannot be permitted to become a refuge for claims which are long extinguished in law, but are sought to be resurrected through the alchemy of
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"Essence of abetment lies in intentional aid and active complicity, and not in acts that merely have the effect of facilitating the crime," Delhi High
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"Wife does not fall within the class of person entitled to initiate proceedings against the husband. If the wife has any grievance against the husband,
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"The plain reading of statute does not call for revocation of the permission by a written communication or to discontinue the permission by issuance of
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"Mere execution of two wills on the same day that are couched in identical language would not by itself establish the existence of a mutual
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"Assessment of a plea for remission is dependent on the sentence relating to the specific offence relatable to Section 435 of the CrPC. In other
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"The maximum punishment provided for all the offences under the IT Act charged against the applicants is three years. Going by Section 77B of the IT
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"In the event of death, non-availability of attesting witnesses, and the propounder not in a position to call the attesting witnesses, he has to plead
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"Availability of alternative remedy under CPC shall be treated as complete and near total bar on the High Court to exercise its power under Article
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"State, as a model employer, is justified in reserving certain categories of posts for such persons so that they are not compelled to compete with
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"Every year of delay meant a year of lost seniority, lost emoluments, and lost dignity for these women. The human cost of institutional non-compliance
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"Non-maintenance of record is springboard for commission of offence of foeticide, not just a clerical error," Supreme Court, in a significant ruling, held that the maintenance of
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"Infraction of Rule 3 in our opinion thus, cannot render the entire recruitment process illegal which does not otherwise suffer from any fundamental error or
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"Disciplinary authority, therefore, in our opinion acted illegally and without jurisdiction in imposing both minor and major penalties by the same order. Such a course
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"Justice delivery system cannot treat the child as a mere evidentiary object subjected to repeated forensic or psychological scrutiny at the instance of contesting litigants.
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"The application of law, especially when it comes to inter family disputes is not akin to enforcing the black letter of the law but calls
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"State cannot deny or defer a claim for compassionate appointment by invoking a provision which, on a proper reading of the rules, applies only to
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"The 'homemakers', to put it directly, actually are the 'nation builders' and they ought to be recognised as such," Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment
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"In other words, the motor vehicle itself does not play an active role in the accident. It is not part of the proximate cause of
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"If an accused is in jail past 9 years, as an under-trial prisoner, then he deserves to be released on bail because its a right
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"Where the question of pursuing a constitutional remedy is involved and invocation of writ jurisdiction is traceable to clause (1) of Article 226, the doctrine
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"The failure to repay without being informed of an extension being granted to the auction purchaser, by itself, cannot validate proceedings that are otherwise vitiated
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"A mechanical application of the law laid down in Sajjan Singh would render these integral components of a just and fair criminal justice delivery
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"A suitor having himself chosen the forum convenient to the respondents, application of the doctrine of forum non conveniens could be self-defeating and likely to deny access
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"Where a person can be dealt with under ordinary laws of the land, invocation of the power under preventive detention laws is not warranted in
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"In cases where the matrimonial relationship comes to an end by a decree of divorce, the criminal prosecution emanating from that past relationship between the parties
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"Entrustment is not a matter of presumption, but a foundational jurisdictional fact which the prosecution is bound to establish affirmatively and beyond reasonable doubt," Supreme
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"In conclusion, it is indeed a sad state of affairs that babies are traded like chattels and are abandoned for diverse reasons. The existing framework
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"At the stage of considering the plea for suspension of sentence of life imprisonment, the Appellate Court should ordinarily remain loath and circumspect. The Appellate
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"High Court notes that the petitioner, while inside jail, has been threatening the witnesses and there is likelihood that, in case, he is released on bail, he
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"It is a settled principle of law that the initial burden of proof lies upon the plaintiff to establish its claim by adducing acceptable oral
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"An officer who is capable of such brazen defiance of his superiors' orders is an officer who... is a threat to civil society. He is a threat
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"It shall be incumbent on the Family Court to ensure that its orders are immediately complied with/ enforced, without any delay whatsoever, " Delhi High
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"Fraud unravels all actions, as fraud is intrinsic, collateral act and fraud of an egregious nature, as fraud is an act of deliberate deception with a
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"Once the layout plans can be sanctioned by the Authority itself under Section 14 and 15 of the 1973 Act, then the need to refer the
read more
"In law, it is born only upon publication in the Official Gazette, and it is from that date alone that rights may be curtailed or
read more
"Law is well settled that enmity is a double edge weapon which can be used by either of the side. It can be a ground for
read more
"Effect of Section 89 is that if there is an inconsistency between the provisions of the PFA and the FSSA, the provisions of the FSSA
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"Judicial process cannot be permitted to become a refuge for claims which are long extinguished in law, but are sought to be resurrected through the alchemy of
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"Essence of abetment lies in intentional aid and active complicity, and not in acts that merely have the effect of facilitating the crime," Delhi High
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"Wife does not fall within the class of person entitled to initiate proceedings against the husband. If the wife has any grievance against the husband,
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"The plain reading of statute does not call for revocation of the permission by a written communication or to discontinue the permission by issuance of
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"Mere execution of two wills on the same day that are couched in identical language would not by itself establish the existence of a mutual
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"Assessment of a plea for remission is dependent on the sentence relating to the specific offence relatable to Section 435 of the CrPC. In other
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"The maximum punishment provided for all the offences under the IT Act charged against the applicants is three years. Going by Section 77B of the IT
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"In the event of death, non-availability of attesting witnesses, and the propounder not in a position to call the attesting witnesses, he has to plead
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"Availability of alternative remedy under CPC shall be treated as complete and near total bar on the High Court to exercise its power under Article
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"SGS reservation can only be given, if the petitioner would have produced only one certificate from the State Board for 12th Examination having minimum qualifying
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"Dispute in its current avatar... has certainly undergone a metamorphosis into a criminal dispute which ought not to have been scuttled at the threshold, and in
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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